Category Archives: ABC – National News

iStock/Thinsktock(NEW YORK) — Some of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. this year prompted widespread national horror, including the Parkland, Florida high school shooting and the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. News

WABC-TV(OLD BRIDGE, N.J.) — A New Jersey man is arguing with authorities to keep his family’s massive Christmas light display running this holiday season. The town of Old Bridge has threatened to shut down the famed light

iStock/Thinkstock(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — Paul Caneiro, the brother of a man found slain alongside his wife and children in a torched home last week, has been charged with murder, according to court records obtained by ABC News.

iStock/Thinkstock(CHECOTAH, Okla.) — A 13-year-old North Carolina girl was found safe in Oklahoma on Wednesday night, nearly three days after her family reported her missing. Authorities found Aubrey Acree with a 23-year-old man in Checotah, Oklahoma, more

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Three months after their father was killed by a kick to the head in the middle of a Chicago street, Omar and Rehman Tungekar are still looking for justice. Rehman and Omar Tungekar; the man’s

Trump Campaign(WASHINGTON) — Maybe the Space Force won’t be a separate department after all, but it could be a separate military service within the Air Force. A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News that the White House

MivPiv/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Fifteen people have been charged in a “sextortion” ring run by prisoners using contraband cellphones and targeting U.S. military service members, officials announced Wednesday. The suspects involved are prisoners being housed in the North

Fedorovekb/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police searched the offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Wednesday in connection to a child sex abuse investigation — the latest installment in a widening scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church. The warrant

Guido Amrein/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30th, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will be remembered for damaging and deadly storms. Between May 25 and the end of

Seminole County Sheriff(SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida man was stabbed to death after being lured into a “revenge” trap allegedly by two former roommates, who accused him of stealing a PlayStation 4 video game, officials said.

iStock/Thinkstock(LOGANSPORT, Ind.) — Four children and two adults have died after getting trapped in a house fire in Logansport, Indiana. The fire ignited just before 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to Cass County Sheriff Randy

Texas Equusearch Ohio/Midwest Chapter(CINCINNATI) — Friends and family members joined together in Ohio this week to search for an Army National Guardsman who disappeared after attending a Thanksgiving party. Jordan Middlebrooks, 21, vanished on the morning of

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office(NEW ORLEANS) — Police have arrested a New Orleans man after he allegedly tried to break into a jail with a backpack full of illegal drugs. Nicholas Celius, 23, allegedly scaled a perimeter wall

U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) — Would the owner of a suitcase filled with $1.3 million in cocaine please report to the baggage claim at John F. Kennedy Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection are on

KGO-TV(PARADISE, Calif.) — Southern California businessman Bob Wilson loaded a suitcase with $1,000 checks and headed north on Tuesday — each one earmarked for a student or faculty member at Paradise High School. The 89-year-old real estate

Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As a caravan of thousands of migrants arrived near the U.S.-Mexico border, the residents of Brownsville, Texas, have found themselves on the frontlines in the debate over border security. After President Trump ordered

WJLA(WASHINGTON) — Four sophomore junior varsity football players from a Maryland high school have been charged with rape for allegedly sexually assaulting freshman players with a broom, according to court records. The alleged incident occurred on Oct.

FBI Charlotte(NEW YORK) — Authorities in North Carolina have located a body in the area where they are searching for 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar, who has been missing since the beginning of the month, according to authorities.

Candice Elle Frank/ABC(NEW YORK) — More than three years after Sandra Bland died in a Texas jail after being arrested during a traffic stop, her sisters say they are still searching for critical information about her death.

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Where does Native American authority over reservation boundaries end? The question was at the heart of a feisty debate today at the Supreme Court that could determine whether a man on death row in Oklahoma

KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A driver allegedly yelled “hateful remarks regarding Jewish heritage” at two men after they left a synagogue and then tried to plow into them on a Los Angeles street, police said. The two men,

KOMO(SEATTLE) — A series of mysterious fatal shootings of California sea lions that washed up on shore in a heavily populated area of Seattle have federal authorities concerned not only the mammals but for residents living near

ABC News(HOOVER, Ala.) — Demonstrators shut down a major Alabama highway during rush hour Monday in protest of an officer-involved shooting that left an innocent black man dead. Several dozen protesters blocked traffic on U.S. Highway 31

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — When Patrick Murphy mutilated and murdered his girlfriend’s former lover in eastern Oklahoma in 1999, state authorities arrested and charged him with murder in state court. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2000.

WABC(NEW YORK) — One person was killed and four were injured when a 70-year-old man lost control of a minivan near the Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. The elderly driver apparently was trying

Google Map Street View(AKRON, Ohio) — An 18-year-old Ohio woman who has been missing for three weeks has been found dead with a gunshot wound to her head, authorities said. Akron resident Samantha Guthrie was found in

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the bench Monday in time for the first oral arguments since she fell earlier this month and suffered three fractured ribs. Ginsburg, 85, fell

WPVI(PHILADELPHIA) — An 8-year-old boy was shot on the right side of his face and two teenage boys were also wounded in a potentially targeted attack in Philadelphia, according to police. The triple shooting took place just

Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTESVILLE, Va.) — Lawyers in Virginia are working to pick the jury that will hear the case against James Alex Fields, the man who faces charges for ramming his car into a crowd during the

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin admitted to police that he pushed a man during a street parking dispute this month because he “stole my spot,” but the actor pleaded not guilty in a New York City courtroom

ABCNews.com(HOUSTON) — When NASA’s InSight lander approaches Mars on Monday afternoon, it will finish one journey — through space — and launch on another: to go deeper into Mars. The mechanical three-legged, one-armed mining spacecraft is scheduled

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving weekend in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California. On Sunday, the Camp Fire finally reached

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Airlines were forced to cancel or delay nearly 6,000 flights on Sunday as a dangerous winter storm blanketed parts of the Midwest with heavy snow. At least 1,265 U.S. flights were canceled and another

Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — A young Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty while responding to a shooting at a hospital will be mourned by loved ones and law enforcement officers at a funeral Monday.

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than half of the approximately 87,000 women killed in 2017 died at the hands of intimate partners or family members, according to a report released Sunday by the United Nations Office on Drugs

Courtesy Jamal Hinton(PHOENIX) — The Arizona grandmother who accidentally invited a teen to her Thanksgiving dinner — thinking it was her grandson — celebrated the holiday with that same teen again this year, for the third year

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A North Carolina state trooper delivered a baby — instead of a ticket — to a couple he caught speeding on the highway Saturday night. Sgt. Brian Maynard was parked on the shoulder of

Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday was part of the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment and on his third deployment to the country, according to U.S. Special Operations Command. Sgt. Leandro

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than 30 million Americans in 15 states were under weather alerts on Sunday as hazardous weather conditions threatened one of the busiest travel days of the year. Hundreds of flights were delayed or

iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A 16-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making threatening phone calls to two Boston bars, according to police. The teen allegedly threatened Alley Bar and dbar, both gay bars, ABC Boston affiliate WCVB-TV reported. The

WABC(OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — Paul Caneiro, the man accused of setting a fire at his New Jersey mansion last week, will next appear in court on Wednesday, but his family is already stepping up to defend him

ABC News(HOOVER, Alabama) — The mother and father of the man shot and killed by police at an Alabama mall on Friday are calling for “equal justice” after they say authorities shot someone who was simply a

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — After more than two weeks of catastrophic infernos that indiscriminately devoured thousands and thousands of homes and structures and claimed scores of lives, both of California’s wildfires are now almost completely contained. Northern California

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The aunt of a 21-year-old man shot dead at an Alabama mall said her nephew was killed by police “for no reason at all.” Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, who was armed, was shot Thanksgiving night

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California. The death toll from that fire

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two different storms are set to create hazardous travel conditions for those heading home after the holiday weekend in the central and eastern parts of the country. The first worry is a storm

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An undocumented immigrant who has been taking sanctuary in a North Carolina church for more than a year was taken into custody on Friday as he left the church for a meeting at the U.S.

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A newly released report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday explains in great depth the potential consequences of climate change on the United States and warns that neglecting to take action could drastically impede

Courtesy Debbie Ben David(BOSTON) — Dozens of “cold-stunned,” dead turtles have been washing onto the shores of Massachusetts after Thanksgiving Day saw record-setting low temperatures in the Northeast. More than 80 turtles were brought into the Massachusetts

WABC(NEW YORK) — A Harvard University student has made history as the first-ever recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be awarded the coveted Rhodes Scholarship. Jin Kyu Park, 22, was born in

ABC News(PARADISE, Calif.) — Hundreds of people remain missing in the wake of a pair of deadly wildfires that have been burning across both ends of California. The two monstrous blazes, which both ignited earlier this month,

Uintah County Sheriffs Office(SALT LAKE CITY) — Two teenage boys allegedly stole, flew and landed a small plane in Utah, local authorities said, before they were taken into custody on Thanksgiving Day. The boys, ages 14 and

iStock/Thinkstock(HOOVER, Alabama) — A shooting Thursday night at a mall in Alabama left one person dead and two teens hospitalized with bullet wounds, police said. The shooting happened around 9:52 p.m. local time after a 21-year-old man

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Record lows were set on Thanksgiving in several cities throughout the Northeast, including Buffalo, Burlington, Hartford, Newark, Rochester and Syracuse. At 19 degrees on Thursday morning, it was the second-coldest Thanksgiving ever in New

ABC News(NEW YORK) — If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving in the Northeast, make sure to bundle up before you trek outside — the region is seeing record-low temperatures that feel more like the dead of winter than the

KTRK(HOUSTON) — Newly released video footage shows a gunman shooting two men in front of a Metro bus stop in Houston, Texas, ABC News’ Houston affiliate KTRK-TV reported. The attack took place on Nov. 4 on Imperial

WRKN(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Loved ones of a Tennessee man killed when a slab of concrete tossed from an overpass crashed through his car windshield pleaded for any witnesses to contact police, saying they want justice. As police

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Thursday will be the coldest Thanksgiving in decades for most of the Northeast, the result of an Arctic blast of air that’s pushing temperatures 15 to 25 degrees colder than a year ago.

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Amtrak passengers were left in the cold on Wednesday night when a mechanical issue caused two train cars to detach, stranding riders on a dark railway ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Amtrak Train 68

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — Two firefighter pilots who rescued three people and their dogs off a California peak told ABC News the fire roaring toward the ridge would likely have killed the stranded group within minutes. The

iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A Missouri man was arrested in connection with a heinous crime spree at a Catholic Supply chain store in St. Louis in which a female customer was fatally shot and at least one

ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — A little over a month after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest storms in U.S. history, members of one of the hardest-hit communities are coming

Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A white Kansas county commissioner has resigned after coming under fire for telling an African-American consultant at a public meeting that he was “part of the master race.”

FBI(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — Authorities are asking North Carolina deer hunters for help in the ongoing, weeks-long search to find kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. Hania was kidnapped just before 7 a.m. local time on Nov. 5 outside

WABC(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — A blaze that ripped through a New Jersey mansion and killed four people, including two children, is being investigated as a homicide, according to law enforcement sources. Paul Caneiro, the brother of Keith

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major cold blast is moving into the Northeast just in time for Thanksgiving morning. Several daily record lows and record-low highs are expected to be broken with temperatures 20 to 35 degrees

Jason Nathanson/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The day after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, then-46-year-old Carolyn Blashek tried to enlist in the military. “I just thought, ‘We’re at war,’” Blashek recalled, telling ABC Radio she was thinking about

Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The medical community reignited a social media campaign against the National Rifle Association earlier this week after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side, killing an

iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Police are searching for a suspect in the death of a Tennessee driver killed on Tuesday when a large chunk of concrete came crashing through his windshield. Joe Shelton Jr., 54, was driving to

karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial for the man accused of killing New York City jogger Karina Vetrano. Two days of deliberations resulted in a hung jury, ABC New York

John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon estimates that the current costs of the U.S. military’s border support mission will cost $72 million. It is the first cost estimate provided since the start of the mission to support

Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, was allegedly berating his girlfriend about money before an alleged physical altercation in the couple’s Southern California home occurred last week, according

WABC-TV(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — The bodies of two adults and two children were found in a New Jersey house fire that is being investigated as arson, officials said Tuesday. One body, that of a male, was found

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of ferocious wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early this morning.

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office(BOSTON) — Investigators may finally have a break in a cold case murder that has haunted the Boston area for almost 50 years. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is slated to hold a press

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the Northeast Tuesday morning, winter weather advisories are in effect, with much of New England anticipating snow. Around 7 a.m. EST snowfall’s expected to begin from western Massachusetts to Albany, New York,

Courtesy Officer Monica Blake(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Nashville Police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against her employer, accusing the department of retaliating against her after she reported that she was raped by a fellow officer. On

Marine Animal Rescue/Facebook(MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.) — An animal rescue group is outraged after its president said he recovered a dolphin shot to death at a beach in Southern California. Peter Wallerstein, president of Marine Animal Rescue based

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Multiple people, including a police officer, have been injured in a shooting near a Chicago hospital, according to police. Three victims were shot, including a police officer who is in critical condition, Chicago Fire Department

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Six people left the dining room on the 95th floor of Chicago’s famed Hancock building early Friday, stepped into an express elevator and fell 84 floors before they were rescued by firefighters who had to

ABCNews.com(PHILADELPHIA) — Four people were found “executed” in the basement of a Philadelphia home, authorities said Monday. The victims who were shot dead were two men and two women who appeared to be in their 30s, Philadelphia

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The port of entry in San Ysidro, California, was briefly closed early Monday after immigration authorities said they had received reports that members of a migrant “caravan” were gathering in Tijuana and planning to

Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The Colorado man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters was called a “heartless monster” by his father-in-law at Monday’s sentencing hearing. Chris Watts, 33, was sentenced to five life

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The lawyer for one of the suspects in an alleged GoFundMe scam released a secret bombshell tape recording Monday that he says shows his client’s ex-boyfriend and the homeless veteran they were purportedly helping

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Unsettled weather, meaning conditions that could produce precipitation, will greet many folks Monday morning from Wisconsin all the way to Maine. Two low-pressure systems should deliver light snow or rain showers from the

Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as

Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners (TOPEKA, Kan.) — The governor of Kansas is demanding the resignation of a white county commissioner who claimed he was “part of the master race” when talking to an African-American consultant

(SAN FRANCISCO) — The search for a San Francisco 49ers’ fan who mysteriously went missing during a football game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, took a grim turn when fishermen discovered a body in the

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The fire danger in California continues on Sunday, but firefighters in the region are about to get a needed respite. A red flag warning is in effect for the Sacramento area, near the

FBI Charlotte(WASHINGTON) — Authorities are asking residents in North Carolina’s Robeson County to check their properties this weekend for “anything unusual or out of place” amid the ongoing search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. “If you

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for in California as deadly wildfires continue to burn at both ends of the state. The two monstrous blazes that both ignited last week have claimed

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Flames from the deadly Camp Fire won’t reach California’s Bay Area, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still wreaking havoc on the region. Smoke from the Northern California fire is leading to record-high levels

iStock/Thinkstock(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — A student at West Virginia University is in critical condition after a fall at the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house — leading to the suspension of the chapter pending an investigation. David Rusko,

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winter weather alerts are in place across nine states on Saturday as a clipper system will deliver snow from the Rockies through the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. Slick travel conditions are

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for a seemingly

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida teenager accused of killing his mother over an argument about his school grade has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. A Volusia grand jury indicted Gregory Ramos, 15, this week

Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned-out rubble of Paradise, California, as officials there fear more deaths in the destructive wildfires raging at both ends

Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The girlfriend of a Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters has spoken publicly about the affair for the first time. “He lied about everything,” Nichol

iStock/Thinkstock(WEST ORANGE, N.J.) — Some students in New Jersey were forced to sleep in their schools overnight as the first snowstorm of the season crippled the Tri-state area. Treacherous conditions on snow-covered roads in New Jersey’s Essex

iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) — One year after the Tubbs Fire burned through the town of Santa Rosa, California, claiming 22 lives, residents are still grappling with what they lost and looking at what went wrong, as they

ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are seven states in the Northeast still under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories one day after a nor’easter snarled traffic, cancelled flights and even left kids stranded at school. There

Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned out rubble of Paradise, California, on Thursday, and officials fear more deaths in the destructive blazes at both

iStock/Thinkstock(JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky.) — The man who allegedly opened fire at a Kroger grocery store in October, killing two people, is now facing hate crime charges. Investigators announced a grand jury returned hate crime charges against Gregory Bush,

iStock/Thinkstock(HANOVER, N.H.) — Details of alleged widespread sexual harassment conducted by tenured professors in Dartmouth College’s psychology department are beginning to emerge as plaintiffs in a class action Title IX lawsuit against the Ivy League school publicly

Alabama District Attorneys Association(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — A district attorney in a rural Alabama county was shot after he was ambushed Thursday, police said. Greg Griggers, the district attorney for the 17th judicial circuit, suffered non-life threatening injuries,

U.S. Department of State(WASHINGTON) — Two SEALs from the Navy’s elite Seal Team Six and two Marines have been charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in

ABC News(BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J.) — A New Jersey couple has been hit with criminal charges stemming from a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $400,000 for homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt, who was also arrested in connection with

Ventura County Sheriff(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — Family and friends will gather Thursday to mourn the sergeant killed in the line of duty in the Thousand Oaks, California, mass shooting. Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A record-breaking winter blast has penetrated all the way to the Gulf Coast. Houston International Airport saw its earliest snow ever recorded. Louisville, Kentucky, has seen its earliest ice storm since 1989. And

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Authorities are investigating the death of an American woman on board a Princess Cruises ship on Tuesday. The 52-year-old woman, described only as a “female guest” on the Royal Princess from the U.S., died

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN ANTONIO) — Education officials in Texas launched an investigation into the possible discrimination of an African-American student after a white lecturer was recorded on a cellphone video having police remove her from a classroom — allegedly,

Washington County Sheriffs Office(TONTITOWN, Ark.) — An intense shootout between a sheriff’s deputy and a suspect in Arkansas was caught on video. Corporal Brett Thompson attempted to stop the driver of a green Saturn for a traffic

California National Guard (LOS ANGELES) — As search crews found another body Wednesday in a house burned by a massive Southern California wildfire, officials fear many more deaths in the destructive blazes at both ends of the

ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, has been arrested for domestic violence, police told ABC News. The incident took place Tuesday and Avenatti was arrested today, police said. This is

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary James Mattis defended the deployment of thousands of active duty troops to the border with Mexico Wednesday, calling it “a moral and ethical mission to support our border patrolmen.” While visiting with some

Missouri State Highway Patrol(ST. LOUIS) — A St. Louis ballet dancer was mysteriously found dead in a rural Missouri lake after police spotted her car abandoned nearby, authorities said. The body of Raffaella Stroik, 23, was found

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — A Paradise, California, couple made a harrowing escape from the deadly Camp Fire with their four young children, describing it as driving “through hell.” When the blaze neared, Michelle and Daniel Simmons piled their

Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday declared a public health emergency in California, where at least 50 people have died from multiple wildfires ravaging the state.

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A new storm system will develop in the Gulf Coast later on Wednesday and track along the East Coast Thursday into Friday bringing flooding rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain from the South

Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Phil Powell was more than 163 miles from the massive blaze burning in Northern California and about 350 miles from one ravaging the southern part of the state, yet he

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two weeks after the deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the FBI released it’s 2017 hate crimes statistics which revealed a 17 percent increase in incidents since 2016. In 2017 there were 8,493 victims and 6,307

Ohio Attorney General(SOUTH WEBSTER, Ohio) — Ohio authorities have made four arrests in connection with the murder of eight family members who were fatally shot “execution style” in 2016. All four arrested belong to the same family

iStock/Thinkstock(BARABOO, Wis.) — A Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating a photo of a group of mostly white high school boys giving what appears to be the Nazi salute after it drew strong backlash on

Courtesy Jeff Hill (BUTTE COUNTY, Calif.) — A Northern California man who lost his home to the Camp Fire helped rescue a mule he found stuck in a swimming pool, surrounded by the remnants of homes that

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When the sky turned pitch black and the electricity went out, Melissa Schuster got into her car with her 89-year-old mother, her husband who was recovering from surgery, and her two cats and fled

iStock/Thinkstock(EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — A car crashed into a Social Security building in New Jersey Tuesday morning, seriously injuring two people, according to local police. The accident in Egg Harbor Township, near Atlantic City, appeared to

iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Thousands of firefighters are fighting deadly blazes tearing through the Golden State. Over a dozen states have sent crews to help with the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey Fire in Southern

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When Norma Weldon, a blind, 90-year-old woman, refused to evacuate her home as the deadly Camp Fire neared, her son, Brad Weldon, stayed behind to fight off the blaze. Miraculously, their Paradise, Calif., home

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Authorities in Illinois continue to investigate the police shooting of a security guard who was trying to stop an active shooter at a nightclub in Illinois when he was fatally wounded. A little after 4

NYPD(NEW YORK) — Police have released a sketch of a man wanted for allegedly assaulting a black woman while making racist statements in New York City. The attack took place on Nov. 9 at around 7:30 p.m.

ABC News(NEW YORK) — As firefighters continue battling blazes in California that have claimed at least 44 lives, conditions in Southern California have worsened. In San Diego County, the fire risk on Tuesday is extremely critical, the

ABC News(BALTIMORE) — Protests are slated to take place in Baltimore this week as church leaders gather at the annual General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to discuss the ongoing sexual abuse crisis. Several

Gwinnett County Police Department(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) — After a Georgia police officer was shot dead in the line of duty, inmates at a local jail sent a “heartfelt” letter to the slain officer’s family. Gwinnett County Police Officer

Myhealthguy/Instagram(LOS ANGELES) — Fueled by blustery winds and parched vegetation, two massive fires burning in California both grew overnight, leaving thousands of exhausted firefighter battling to stretch containment lines around the raging blazes that have killed at

Quinn Owen/ABC News(BASE CAMP DONNA, Texas) — On an unusually frigid morning, Army Warrant Officer Silvestre Arroyo was supervising his team on Veterans Day weekend as they prepared a hot breakfast of sausage and grits. His breakfast

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When the deadly Camp Fire started to close in on Feather River Hospital in the Northern California town of Paradise, nurses were forced to evacuate their critically sick patients without warning. “We got these

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A prolonged drought followed by a welcomed spike in rain and another dry spell has created a “recipe for destruction” that’s manifesting itself in wildfires of historic proportions raging in California, leveling thousands

ABC News/Chuck Kennedy(CHICAGO) — Former first lady Michelle Obama was greeted with squeals and shocked faces when she surprised girls in a dance class at her high school alma mater. Obama, 54, visited Whitney Young Magnet High

FBI(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — It’s been one week since a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped in front of her North Carolina home before school. Now, investigators’ pleas for more information grow “more and more urgent by the minute,” according

iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions roar back

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 31 people have been killed as massive wildfires raging in Northern and Southern California have engulfed thousands of homes and were threatening to destroy more as blustery winds were dealing firefighters a

iStock/Thinkstock(PINAL COUNTY, Ariz.) — Police are hailing a young girl’s parents for teaching her how to handle “stranger danger” after she asked a man who approached her for a “code word” when he tried to lure her

WEWS(NEW YORK) — The first lake effect snow event of the season delivered over a foot of snow Saturday in parts of southwest New York. Perrysburg, New York, reported 13.8 inches of snow on Saturday with squalls

iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions roar back

ABC News(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The veteran suspected of opening fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing 12, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an official from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News. Ian

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 23 people have been killed this week as flames from a raging wildfire engulfed their vehicles, homes and neighborhoods in Northern California, authorities said. Fourteen additional bodies were discovered on Saturday, in

Lumberton Police Department(NEW YORK) — The state of North Carolina is offering up to a $5,000 reward in the desperate search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the additional reward Thursday

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A storm brought heavy rain and some snow to parts of the Northeast on Friday. Meanwhile, colder air is bringing some snow to parts of the interior Northeast with snowfall reports of

George Rose/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — The FBI has concluded that an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in early August and performed dangerous maneuvers in the sky before slamming into a nearby

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We may not punch ballots on Election Day anymore, but for one 78-year-old man, he was punching something: a big black bear. Sonny Pumphrey was cleaning up fall leaves in his driveway in White

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Retired U.S. Army captain Florent Groberg joined “The View” Friday to tell the incredible story of how he earned the highest distinction a soldier can receive: the medal of honor. It was

iStock/Thinkstock (WASHINGTON) — A small brush fire broke out Friday morning in Griffith Park behind the Los Angeles Zoo, prompting staff to prepare for the evacuation of some animals. The fire burned about 30 acres of an

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A federal grand jury in Manhattan on Friday returned a 30-count indictment against Cesar Sayoc, who allegedly mailed 16 improvised explosive devices to prominent Democrats, critics of President Trump and CNN. The charges carry

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Five people were killed when a wildfire engulfed their vehicles in Northern California, authorities said. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said the victims were found in scorched vehicles Thursday in the town of Paradise,

David McNew/Getty Images(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — When Cody Coffman left home Wednesday night, his dad cautioned him not to drink and drive. But what unfolded after he headed out for the Borderline Bar & Grill never crossed

iStock/Thinkstock(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The veteran suspected of opening fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing 12, may have been texting or posting to social media immediately before and possibly during the shooting, multiple law enforcement

KABC(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — Telemachus Orfanos survived the deadliest shooting in modern American history. But he was killed one year later in another mass shooting in his hometown of Thousand Oaks, California. “My son was in Las

Instagram/@eastlake23(NEW YORK) — The Mandarin duck that’s taking over the internet is back in New York City. Visitors to Central Park were unable to locate the duck earlier this week. But on Thursday morning, lucky bystanders caught

APU GOMES/AFP/Getty Images(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) –FBI officials swarmed the California home of Thousand Oaks shooting suspect Ian David Long on Thursday in a desperate search for motive behind his alleged shooting rampage that left 12 people dead.

Ventura County Fire Department(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — A pair of rapidly intensifying wildfires in Ventura County, California, are forcing thousands of evacuations and already burning structures. The Woolsey Fire, the blaze currently causing the most concern for

Chuck Kennedy for ABC(NEW YORK) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she felt “lost and alone” after suffering a miscarriage about 20 years ago, during an exclusive interview with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts. “I

WTVD(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The mother of a teen who was kidnapped in front of her home earlier this week said she is “suffering for her” and is pleading for the girl’s safe return. Elsa Hernandez, the mother

KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — A former U.S. Marine who survived both last night’s Thousand Oaks massacre and last fall’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert said he feels stunned to be alive. “Only thing I

KRCR-TV(SACRAMENTO) — Mandatory evacuations are underway in Northern California as the Camp Fire continues to blaze through at least 20,000 acres. The blaze is concentrated in the Feather River Canyon off Highway 70 in Pugla, a town

@Jeremy_Childs/Twitter (LOS ANGELES) — When a gunman opened fire inside a country western bar in California, patrons who had been dancing and having a festive time mustered the bravery to save others, breaking windows to help terrified

Lumberton Police(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The stolen SUV in which a 13-year-old was kidnapped has been recovered — but the desperate search for the girl continues. Eighth-grader Hania Noleia Aguilar was kidnapped just before 7 a.m. Monday outside

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The shooting at a country bar in California now adds another deadly line on the growing list of mass shootings in the U.S. this year. So far, there have been at least six mass

KABC-TV(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The shooter in a killing rampage at a country western bar in Thousand Oaks, California, has been identified as former U.S. Marine Ian David Long, officials said. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said

Ventura County Sheriff(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The officer who was killed in Thousand Oaks told his wife he loved her before running in to confront the gunman at the Borderline Bar and Grill Wednesday night. Sgt. Ron

KABC-TV(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — At least 12 people were killed and at least 10 others injured when a gunman burst into a packed Southern California bar, tossing smoke grenades and firing dozens of rounds, witnesses and authorities

KABC-TV(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — After a man dressed in black blasted his way into a Thousand Oaks, California, bar late Wednesday, throwing smoke bombs and firing multiple rounds, at least two women escaped after a fellow patron

iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A police chief in Texas is being praised for his quick thinking after bodycam footage captured him saving a baby who had stopped breathing. On Friday, Splendora Independent School District Police Chief Rex Evans was

South Florida Water Management District(MIAMI) — The largest Burmese python ever seen in South Florida wasn’t able to slither her way out of being captured earlier this week. A snake hunter captured the female snake while on

glenndevlin.com(HOUSTON) — A Texas judge known for sending kids to juvenile detention released a group of juvenile defendants who appeared before him Wednesday, in an unusual move that came less than a day after losing his bid

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The day after a mid-term election in which President Trump played up the Pentagon’s mission to provide logistical support along the southern border, the Pentagon said Wednesday it will no longer publicly refer to the

WJXX-TV(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) — A Florida man broke into an animal farm, jumped into a pool with a trio of 12-foot crocodiles, suffered a bite, escaped, and was arrested after being spotted at dawn crawling in his

Janice McDonald/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Despite concerns of voter suppression, election turnout in North Dakota’s two most populous Native American counties spiked to its highest levels since at least 2010 and some precincts reported record turnout, according

Lumberton Police(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The FBI has released a new surveillance photo showing a stolen truck minutes after a 13-year-old girl was abducted in the car outside her North Carolina home. Eighth-grader Hania Noleia Aguilar was kidnapped

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The driver who was charged in a fatal crash in Brooklyn last March has been found dead from an apparent suicide, according to police. Dorothy Bruns, 45, had been charged with manslaughter

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The world’s most notorious drug lord, whose trial begins in New York City next week with opening statements, sought permission from the court to hug his wife. Defense attorneys asked that Joaquin “El Chapo”

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The coldest air of the season is moving into the Midwest starting Wednesday and lasting into this weekend. The coldest wind chills will be Saturday morning when some areas in the upper Midwest

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump is claiming “tremendous success” on Twitter — even as his party loses control of the House to Democrats according to ABC News projections. Democrats will pick up at least 23 seats.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Black/Released(WASHINGTON) — The Marine Corps has grounded two aviators who were involved in flying a phallic-shaped flight pattern over California last month. The flight pattern was

ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the polls have closed in many states, preliminary exit poll results show a deep divide along party lines: North Dakota Senate race Republican Kevin Cramer is on track to win the North

Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — A Colorado man arrested in the killing of his pregnant wife and two young daughters pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him as his wife’s family looked on, holding each other and

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Bangladeshi immigrant charged with detonating a homemade pipe bomb in a passageway between subway stations in New York City was found guilty on all charges Tuesday. Akayed Ullah, 28, was accused of detonating

iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — Border patrol officials on Tuesday abruptly canceled a “crowd control exercise” it had planned for Election Day near a Hispanic neighborhood along the Texas-Mexico border a half a mile from a polling place.

Facebook/Brent Taylor(NORTH OGDEN, Utah) — The widow of Maj. Brent Taylor said Tuesday that it was “fitting” that the remains of her slain husband were returned to the United States on Election Day. Taylor, a Utah National

Nicole Merseal(ST. LOUIS) — Authorities in St. Louis have charged two former day care teachers with one count of endangering the welfare of a child after the two women were captured on video surveillance and iPad footage

iStock/Thinkstock(TURTLE MOUNTAIN, N.D.) — Tribal leaders in North Dakota have scrambled to print at least 3,500 new tribal IDs for Native Americans living on reservations in North Dakota in response to the state’s new voter ID law,

iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE HALLIE, Wis.) — Though Judy Schneider is grieving the loss of her daughter and granddaughter who were killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Wisconsin, she said the two “needed to be together.” Her granddaughter, 10-year-old Haylee

ABC News(NEW YORK) — At least one person is dead after a possible tornado tore through parts of Tennessee, bringing heavy rain and dangerous wind gusts. Authorities said a woman died and two others were injured overnight

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Election Day is finally here. If you aren’t one of the millions of Americans who have already voted as part of their state’s early voting period for the midterm elections, Tuesday is your

Lumberton Police Department(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — As the search intensifies for a 13-year-old girl abducted in North Carolina, local police have established a tip line for information. Eighth-grader Hania Noleia Aguilar was kidnapped just before 7 a.m. Monday

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating racist messages scrawled on a whiteboard at its headquarters, the agency’s chief of staff told employees in an all-hands email Monday, adding that such language will not be tolerated.

Spc. Hosannah Vickery(WASHINGTON) — By the end of Monday there will be 5,200 active duty service members serving along the border in what is officially a support mission to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but on the

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The remains of a National Guard soldier and Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan over the weekend are expected to arrive in the United States on Tuesday, according to the Department of Defense. Maj. Brent R.

missingkids.org(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — An Amber Alert has been issued after a 13-year-old North Carolina girl was kidnapped in front of her home before school, local police said. Eighth-grader Hania Noleia Aguilar was kidnapped just before 7 a.m.

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — A Jewish nurse who treated the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue shooter in the hospital says he “chose to show him empathy.” “I wanted him to feel compassion,” nurse Ari Mahler wrote in a Facebook

iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE HALLIE, Wis.) — Three Girl Scouts who were killed in an alleged hit-and-run this weekend have been identified as police claim the 21-year-old suspected driver admitted to “huffing” right before the deadly crash. Jayna Kelley, 9;

iStock/Thinkstock(LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.) — An 11-year-old boy shot and killed his grandmother and took his own life in their Arizona home after he was told to clean his room, authorities said. The violent incident occurred Saturday evening

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Three women were arrested Monday after allegedly carrying a large banner, wrapped in rope, onto the Manhattan Bridge bike path in New York, authorities said. New York Police Department officers stopped them before the

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The same storm system that dumped up to 16 inches of snow from Wyoming to Colorado, shutting down major roads, is heading for the Mississippi River Valley. Severe weather is predicted later Monday

KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A young couple in Texas died in a helicopter crash on their wedding day. Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman had been married only about 90 minutes when the Bell 206B helicopter in which they were

Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — The mother of the man suspected of mailing more than a dozen suspicious packages to prominent politicians, media figures and celebrities said she did not raise her children to incite fear,

Pembroke Pines Police Department(MIAMI) — A South Florida police officer recently displayed his musical prowess while responding to a 911 call of an elderly man who had suffered from a bad fall. The Pembroke Pines Police officer

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department(SUNSET BEACH, N.C.) — A woman who was caught on camera berating two African-American women in a parking lot lost her job and has turned herself in to police in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, according

karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — Two years after jogger Karina Vetrano was strangled and sexually assaulted along a running path in Queens, New York, the high-profile murder case is headed to trial. The slaying was a mystery for six

WAOW(CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.) — Three Girl Scouts and an adult supervisor who were picking up trash along a Wisconsin highway were killed on Saturday afternoon in what authorities said was a hit-and-run, according to Wausau ABC affiliate

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida science teacher was arrested after two students he was having separate sexual relationships with realized what was going on and told his wife, according to documents in the case reviewed by ABC

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Actor Alec Baldwin has denied that he “punched anyone over a parking spot” following his Friday arrest on an assault and harassment charges in New York. In a pair of tweets dispatched from his

iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — Two people have died after a heavy storm caused an Amazon warehouse in Baltimore to partially collapse. Baltimore Fire Department Chief Roman Clark said that one of the victims was an adult male who was

Courtesy Elgin Ingle(NEW YORK) — A grief-stricken community in northern Indiana held a vigil Friday night for the three young siblings who were struck and killed while crossing the street to their school bus earlier this week.

WTXL-TV(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Three people are dead, including the shooter, after a gunman opened fire on a yoga class in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday evening. The shooting took place at Hot Yoga Tallahassee in the state capital

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong storm brought torrential rain, gusty winds and severe weather to parts of the East Coast on Friday. There were six reported tornadoes — five in Florida and one in Virginia —

ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — Loyal customers to a doughnut shop in California have been buying the delectable treats by the dozens ever since they discovered that the store-owner’s wife had fallen ill, all in an effort to help

New York Police Department(NEW YORK) — Tala and Rotana Farea, the sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies were found taped together in New York City’s Hudson River last week, were said to have preferred suicide over returning

iStock/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — The 56-year-old man accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs throughout the country to top Democrats, other high-profile liberal figures and CNN will be transferred from Florida to New York, where

Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actor Alec Baldwin is in custody and expected to be charged with assault after punching someone after what officials described as a dispute near his East 10th Street home in New York

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office(ATLANTA) — Twenty-one years after a 28-year-old woman was found dead in her Georgia bedroom, DNA and genetic genealogy have led to a suspect’s arrest, authorities said. Jerry Lee is accused of killing 28-year-old

Courtesy Mallinger Family(PITTSBURGH) — The oldest victim of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — who left behind three children, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild — will be laid to rest Friday. Rose Mallinger was among the 11 worshippers

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A large storm system moving through the Gulf Coast brought a November tornado outbreak to the region on Thursday with 16 reported tornadoes. Now, the storm system is moving into the Northeast and

Washington County Sheriff’s Office(ALOHA, Ore.) — Parents’ worst fears about trick or treating came true in one town in Oregon. Candy handed out on Halloween night by someone in the town of Aloha, Oregon, tested positive for

iStock/Thinkstock(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The FBI has launched a federal hate-crime investigation into the double slaying of two African-American shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store as murder charges were filed against the suspect, a man who reportedly told

NYPD(NEW YORK) — New York City investigators believe that the two sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies were found bound together with duct tape floating along the Hudson River last week were alive when they entered the

Dallas Police Department(DALLAS) — Authorities in Dallas, Texas are on the lookout for an armed suspect that may be linked to three separate aggravated sexual assaults. The assaults occurred at three different North Dallas apartment complexes, all

WPVI(PHILADELPHIA) — A 14-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were shot while trick-or-treating on Halloween, and now Philadelphia police are searching for two gunmen who both may have been wearing masks at the time. Both siblings were

Courtesy: Kim Bourgeois(NEW YORK) — When Kelley Clayton, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found lying dead in her Caton, New York, home in September 2015, police were surprised to learn there was an eyewitness to her

iStock/Thinkstock(BARRON, Wis.) — Authorities are scaling back operations in the search for missing Wisconsin 13-year-old Jayme Closs due to a declining number of tips, the sheriff said Thursday. Jayme was abducted and her parents were shot dead

iStock/Thinkstock(TYRONE, Pa.) — A 7-year-old boy waiting at a school bus stop in Pennsylvania was struck and killed Thursday morning by a vehicle, officials said, the latest in a string of traffic incidents in the United States

Courtney Fischer/KTRK(HOUSTON) — A 23-year-old sheriff’s deputy died after her car became trapped in rising floodwaters during a storm near Houston Wednesday night. Loren Vasquez was responding to a water rescue call when she drove through a

iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — The man accused of massacring 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue entered a not guilty plea Thursday as three of his alleged victims were laid to rest. Suspect Robert Bowers, 46, showed no emotion during

WABC(NEW YORK) — Police on Long Island are investigating human remains discovered on Wednesday in a house whose owner went missing almost 60 years ago, officials said. The remains were found when the current homeowner — Michael

iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — Multiple children were injured Thursday morning when they were struck by a vehicle in Tampa, Florida, according to police, the third traffic incident this week in the United States in which kids were hit

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The large storm system responsible for four tornadoes Wednesday in Texas and Louisiana, and other damaging storms, is now covering 10 states from Louisiana to New York. Tornado watches and warnings continues in

KABC-TV(IRVINE, Calif.) — A synagogue in California was covered with obscene words on Wednesday, sparking fears about a possible uptick in hate crimes in the wake of the deadly shooting in Pittsburgh last week. Police said a

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — American Airlines flight 363 was only supposed to have 86 people on board — its 87th was hungover and asleep in the cargo hold. A hungover employee for regional carrier Piedmont Airlines fell asleep in

Arizona Department Of Public Safety(WICKENBURG, Az.) — A woman who crashed her car in Arizona was able to survive for six days before she was found, local authorities said. The 53-year-old woman was driving along U.S. route

NYPD(NEW YORK) — New York City detectives have conducted various interviews in Virginia where two sisters from Saudi Arabia were living before their bodies, bound together with duct tape, were found floating along the Hudson River last

Getty Images/Broward County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — The man accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, other high-profile liberal figures and CNN had been plotting the “domestic terrorist attack” for months, prosecutors

Jeff Swenson/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH)– The man accused of massacring 11 Jews in an anti-Semitic rampage at a Pittsburgh synagogue this weekend is still relatively unknown, but appears to be the textbook fit of what law enforcement experts consider

ABC News(BARRON, Wis.) — It’s been over two weeks since 13-year-old Jayme Closs was abducted and her parents were shot dead at their rural Wisconsin home, and though the tips keep coming in, the young girl is

iStock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court made a decision on a long-debated issue by voting in favor of continuing the construction of a large telescope on the Mauna Kea volcano, a mountain that’s considered sacred to native Hawaiians.

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a 70-year-old woman living in Manhattan’s upper west side. Anya Johnston, 24, was charged with murder and burglary in the death of

New York Police Department(NEW YORK) — New York City detectives have conducted various interviews in Virginia where two sisters from Saudi Arabia were living before their bodies, bound together with duct tape, were found floating along the

iStock/Thinkstock(ROCHESTER, Ind.) — The pickup truck driver allegedly never hit her brakes until it was too late to avoid hitting four children, including three siblings, who were killed as they crossed a two-lane highway in rural Indiana

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — The man accused of killing 11 Jews in an anti-Semitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue was charged in a 44-count indictment that includes federal hate crimes. Suspect Robert Bowers, 46, “made statements indicating

Union County Sheriffs Office/Monroe NC/Facebook(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A North Carolina mother has been charged after her baby drowned from Hurricane Florence floods, authorities said. Dazia Ideah Lee was driving on Highway 218 in Union County on Sept.

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ahead of a massive storm system, 10 states are under weather alerts Wednesday morning, with heavy, wet snow falling in the Rockies and flooding expected in the Ohio River Valley. The storm system

tfoxfoto/Thinkstock(BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y.) — Two people were killed when their helicopter hit a set of power lines and exploded in flames in far northern New York on Tuesday afternoon. Miraculously, two other men in the helicopter who jumped

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A mother, frustrated by what she deems as inaction by authorities, is suing a day care center in St. Louis, Missouri, after surveillance and iPad footage captured teachers encouraging preschool-age children to fight each

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The two sisters whose bodies were found bound together with tape in the Hudson River were from Saudi Arabia, the New York City Police Department said Tuesday. Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22,

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE) — A 16-year-old boy accused of gunning down his classmate in their North Carolina high school made his first appearance in court Tuesday. Ninth-grader Jatwan Cuffie, 16, allegedly shot and killed tenth-grader Bobby Mckeithen, 16, at

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — A rabbi from Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue said he won’t meet with President Donald Trump who is heading to the city Tuesday in the wake of the massacre at the house of

Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images(BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va,) — James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious Boston mob boss, died Tuesday after being found unresponsive at a West Virginia federal prison, authorities said. Life-saving measures were initiated on Bulger, 89, after

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — The “incredibly sophisticated” burglary crew that stole $2 million worth of merchandise from a Manhattan jewelry store in December 2016 — and another $2 million worth from a Los Angeles jewelry store three months

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — AR-15-style rifles have become something of a weapon of choice for mass shooters. The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 worshippers on Saturday allegedly used one such rifle along with

Fotos International/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — Just a few blocks down from the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, remarkably close by foot to the horrific scene where 11 worshippers were gunned down during Saturday services, sits the home

WLS(ROCHESTER, Ind.) — Three children from the same family were killed and a fourth child was seriously injured Tuesday morning when they were struck by a pickup truck as they were about to board a school bus,

Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — A Pittsburgh synagogue-shooting victim was in the temple when he heard shots ring out in another area of the building. He ran toward the shooting to help fellow congregants under

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — Audrey Glickman was leading an early morning service inside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue when gunfire broke out Saturday. As a gunman carried out an anti-Semitic mass shooting inside the house of worship,

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong west-to-east storm system is producing tornadoes, funnel clouds, heavy rain and snow in higher elevations. Snow and flood alerts abound Tuesday morning as the storm continues its march. As much as

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In August 2017, white supremacists and alt-right protesters shouted “Jews will not replace us” as they marched on the campus of the University of Virginia. The school that Thomas Jefferson founded had become the scene

Johnny Louis/Getty Images(MIAMI) — The FBI has compiled a list of names and addresses found in the possession of suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc. The belief is these were people — including politicians, media figures and celebrities

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — Dr. Jeff Cohen, President of Allegheny General Hospital, lives down the street from Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, and heard the gunshots and chaos that unfolded when a gunman carried out an anti-Semitic

Google Maps Street View(JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky.) — Two recent shootings in the U.S. — one in Kentucky, one in Pennsylvania — are both being investigated as possible hate crimes, authorities said. The suspect who fatally shot two people

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — The man accused of gunning down 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue appeared in a federal court Monday afternoon in a wheelchair. Robert Bowers, 46, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — Eleven worshipers, including a 97-year-old woman, were gunned down inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood Saturday morning. “Words escape me of what you can say,” said Rabbi Jeffrey

iStock/Thinkstock(MATTHEWS, N.C.) — A student was shot and injured at a North Carolina high school Monday morning and another student was taken into custody, police said. The wounded student was taken to a hospital in unknown condition

ABC News (PITTSBURGH) — The rabbi of the Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 worshippers were gunned down Saturday said the massacre was not just an attack on the Jewish community. “It was an attack on America,” Rabbi Jeffrey

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A ninth child has died in a New Jersey rehabilitation facility that is currently suffering an adenovirus outbreak, according to officials. The child, whose name has not been released, died late Saturday night at

ABC News(PITTSBURGH) — They were two brothers, a longtime married couple, a respected doctor and one was a 97-year-old woman. All had come to the Tree of Life temple in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning to pray and

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two winners have claimed the third-largest Powerball jackpot in the game’s history. Two lucky ticket holders in Iowa and New York have claimed the grand prize. The winning numbers for the $687.8

ABC News(PITTSBURGH) — The man who allegedly gunned down 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue used three handguns and an AR-15 assault rifle in the 20-minute killing rampage and screamed to SWAT officers who wounded him in

Ultra Gentlemens Club/ABC News(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Mail bombing suspect Cesar Sayoc spent the early morning hours of the day he was arrested shuffling through press clippings at the Ultra Gentlemen’s Club in West Palm Beach,

Adam Goldberg/AGoldPhoto via ABCNews.com(MADEIRA BEACH, Fla.) — Two fire stations in Florida have some unusual new recruits. These aren’t typical firefighters who haul heavy equipment to the scene of a dangerous blaze. Clover and Ruby are dogs

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — The man who allegedly opened fire on worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in what is likely the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history acted alone, authorities said. Eleven people were

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — Ahead of the looming midterm elections, far-right political extremists in the U.S. have ratcheted up online attacks and anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish candidates, journalists and other high-visibility members of the faith, according to

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — The shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh prompted an immediate outpouring of widespread support online, from public figures of all political leanings. The deadly shooting — which the Anti-Defamation League said is among

New York Police Department(NEW YORK) — Authorities have identified the two women whose bodies, bound together with duct tape, were found floating along New York City’s Hudson River earlier this week. The bodies are those of Tala

Google Street View, 2018(PITTSBURGH) — Eight people people were killed and at least six more were injured — including four police officers — when a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday morning, authorities said. “It’s

ABC News (BAARON, Wis.) — The reward for bringing home 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who has been missing for almost two weeks and is believed to be in danger, has doubled while a grief-stricken community says its final

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A storm is developing along the East Coast and will bring widespread heavy rain, strong wind gusts, coastal flooding and possible snow to parts of the Northeast on Saturday. A deepening low

WABC (NEW YORK) — Just hours after rapper Tekashi69, also known as 6ix9ine, was let free on a sentence of probation in criminal court, a brawl broke out at a celebration of the judgment that ended with